World

Mexico City airport resumes operations after volcanic ash forces shutdown

Mexico City’s Benito Juarez International Airport resumed operations after it suspended flights for hours due to ash spewing from nearby Popocatepetl volcano.

May 21, 2023 8:34 am
 

World

Tens of thousands gather in Belgrade protest over mass shootings

Tens of thousands marched through Belgrade on Friday in an anti-government protest following two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to fester unchecked.

May 20, 2023 5:20 pm
 

World

White House, Republican team say no progress in debt ceiling talks

A second meeting on Friday between White House and Republican congressional negotiators on raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling broke up with no progress cited by either side and no additional meeting set.

May 20, 2023 4:34 pm
 

World

London court throws out lawsuit against Google over medical records

Google defeated a lawsuit brought on behalf of 1.6 million people over medical records provided to the U.S. tech giant by a British hospital trust.

May 20, 2023 3:30 pm
 

World

White House says G7 aims to 'de-risk' dealings with China

Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations will outline steps to help rein in risks from China while preserving economic ties, the White House said on Saturday, highlighting the difficult balancing act rich democracies face with Beijing.

May 20, 2023 2:39 pm
 

World

Nebraska lawmakers pass restrictions on abortion, transgender medical care

Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill that limits abortion and puts restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth in a single piece of legislation that strikes at two highly divisive issues.

May 20, 2023 1:33 pm
 

World

FBI misused intelligence database in 278,000 searches, court says

A U.S. court found that the FBI improperly searched for information in a U.S. database of foreign intelligence 278,000 times over several years, including on Americans suspected of crimes, according to a ruling released

May 20, 2023 12:23 pm
 

World

US military leak suspect got offer to bolster intelligence skills

Superiors of the U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets offered him intelligence-related training even after they admonished him twice for his handling of classified information, according to a memo disclosed this week by U.S. Justice Department attorneys.

May 20, 2023 10:23 am
 

World

U.S. Supreme Court dismisses dispute over Title 42 border expulsions

The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case in which Republicans sought to keep in place a policy introduced under former President Donald Trump that had let American officials quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants at the U.S.-Mexican border.

May 20, 2023 8:40 am
 

World

Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira ordered to remain in jail ahead of trial

A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets to remain in jail as he awaits trial on charges he violated the Espionage Act.

May 20, 2023 7:37 am
 

Pacific Islands

7.7 magnitude quake hits off Loyalty Islands, tsunami warning issued

A tsunami threat has been issued for Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Southeast of Loyalty Islands.

May 19, 2023 4:10 pm
 

World

TikTok users file lawsuit to block Montana ban

Five TikTok users in Montana who create content posted on the short-video app filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the state’s new ban on the Chinese-owned platform.

May 19, 2023 1:32 pm

End of content

No more pages to load